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to fly into afghanistan as a world leader. he hopes to be the last. david cameron came to kabul to support the arguments, the importance of supporting president karzai, the need to end corruption, the need to let the u.s.-led troop surge take affect. >> welcome to afghanistan. >> for the first time, the prime minister discussed it, speaking of the need to go further and faster, talking of the time when all british troops will come home. >> this is the year when we have to make progress, progress for the sake of the afghan people and progress also on behalf of the people back home who want this to work and want to see real progress this year. obviously, nobody wants british troops to stay in afghanistan a day longer than necessary. >> for now, he said afghanistan was the most important national security issue facing the country. he promised to do more to explain to people why british forces are fighting here. president karzai's critics says he is losing faith in the nato alliance, but welcomed mr. cameron's support. >> unfortun
to fly into afghanistan as a world leader. he hopes to be the last. david cameron came to kabul to support the arguments, the importance of supporting president karzai, the need to end corruption, the need to let the u.s.-led troop surge take affect. >> welcome to afghanistan. >> for the first time, the prime minister discussed it, speaking of the need to go further and faster, talking of the time when all british troops will come home. >> this is the year when we have to make...
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here in afghanistan. and finally, of course, despite receiving billions in aid over many, many years, afghanistan remains one of the purest countries in the world, so there is that money trickling down, is it getting to the afghan people? >> thanks very much, thank you. a bomb has exploded at the gate of a shrine in eastern pakistan, killing at least six people and wounding several more. the bomb exploded at the entrance to the shrine in the city of pakpatun in the east of the country after morning prayers. officials sight bomb was attached to a motorcycle. strikes over pension reforms continue to paralyze the french economy. the government is warning that mass protests could be costing the country up to half a billion dollars a day. president nicolas sarkozy plans to change the retirement age from 60 to 62 in an attempt to tackle public debt. the 33 men rescued from the san jose mine in chili will be welcomed -- in chile will be welcomed to the presidential palace later today. they will play a game of fo
here in afghanistan. and finally, of course, despite receiving billions in aid over many, many years, afghanistan remains one of the purest countries in the world, so there is that money trickling down, is it getting to the afghan people? >> thanks very much, thank you. a bomb has exploded at the gate of a shrine in eastern pakistan, killing at least six people and wounding several more. the bomb exploded at the entrance to the shrine in the city of pakpatun in the east of the country...
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afghanistan and iran will be of the top. of the. president obama has signalled that he is looking forward to working with david cameron. "the new york times" correspondent in the u.k., john burns, joins us. is there any expectation in washington that there will be a different take on foreign policy from the new british government? >> no, i'm not sure that's the case. i think there is a personality issue here. we know there were some moments between mr. brown and mr. bush, and between mr. brown and president obama. i think there's a feeling that things may be a little bit easier now, purely on a personal basis. on the other hand, you have to remember when talking of personalities, it was the conservative government under john major that ruffled the feathers of the clinton administration during the election campaign that brought president clinton to office in 1992 by being seen to be supportive of the republican candidate at that time. as a mixed picture. >> what we have is a coalition government in the u.k. is there a concern that st
afghanistan and iran will be of the top. of the. president obama has signalled that he is looking forward to working with david cameron. "the new york times" correspondent in the u.k., john burns, joins us. is there any expectation in washington that there will be a different take on foreign policy from the new british government? >> no, i'm not sure that's the case. i think there is a personality issue here. we know there were some moments between mr. brown and mr. bush, and...
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cameron pays tribute to british forces and says 2011 will be a crucial year in afghanistan. mike sargent, bbc news. >> this is "bbc world news." australia battles its worst flooding in decades in queensland with an area bigger than the u.s. state of texas now under water. new zealand has welcomed in 2011 with a fireworks display. one of the first countries to do so. europe remains an attractive destination for african migrants prepared to risk their lives on dangerous journeys across the maturing in see. as the borders have become harder to reach, growing numbers have gone from an uppercut to israel. many do not get that far. in this report, correspondent rupert wind chill haze has met some -- our correspondent has met som. >> -- some. >> we're led to a secret rendezvous. now in the cover of darkness, we come to a medal in the camp. the men sitting around the fire are people smugglers. never before have they been filmed by a foreign tv crew. as if from nowhere, they produced two african migrants. he is just 15 years old. it soon becomes apparent that he is being held hostage
cameron pays tribute to british forces and says 2011 will be a crucial year in afghanistan. mike sargent, bbc news. >> this is "bbc world news." australia battles its worst flooding in decades in queensland with an area bigger than the u.s. state of texas now under water. new zealand has welcomed in 2011 with a fireworks display. one of the first countries to do so. europe remains an attractive destination for african migrants prepared to risk their lives on dangerous journeys...
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the role of the united kingdom in afghanistan, what is the british position on climate change, foreign aid? these are really important issues to the obama administration. >> what lessons do you think people watching from the states and elsewhere are going to be drawing? them at the campaign's matter. this campaign was turned on its head by the first leadership debate when nick clegg and democrats got such a boost. you cannot take anything for granted. even a country with the obvious traditions and history of democracy as the united kingdom can be in a position overnight where it has to be -- it has to reconstruct its electoral system. >> what does this say to you? we have for the first time all three main party leaders say that the u.k.'s electoral system is broken, though they have rather different ideas of how to fix it. >> it says that the two major parties both need the third party to join with him. the two major parties remain, i think, too, privately, against electoral reform, but they cannot govern probably without making that commitment to the liberal democrat, so it is just na
the role of the united kingdom in afghanistan, what is the british position on climate change, foreign aid? these are really important issues to the obama administration. >> what lessons do you think people watching from the states and elsewhere are going to be drawing? them at the campaign's matter. this campaign was turned on its head by the first leadership debate when nick clegg and democrats got such a boost. you cannot take anything for granted. even a country with the obvious...
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over the years to pay off bin laden, not to attack saudi arabia, because he was outside, he was in afghanistan, not to attack saudi arabia. in this country, if you and i re talking about the mafia, we'd call it protectionmoney. that is one area. the people who investigated 9/11, and earlier at the cia, concluded that the saudis had been paying protection money for a long time. the second area that i think is especially interesting, and that both the joint inqui for congress and the 9/11 commission people delved into is the evidence on the ground in california, where the first two terrorists, the ones already identified by the cia, arrived. they arrived and the evidence suggests that an imam, the religious man at the saudi consulate first okayed them as sort -- first gave them a sort of tour of the area in los angeles. after that, the two of them connected with another saudi, who was paid from official sources, but apparently not for doing any known work, who had been thought of for a long time as a saudi agent. they connected with him in a meeting that was odd. he says he heard arabic being sp
over the years to pay off bin laden, not to attack saudi arabia, because he was outside, he was in afghanistan, not to attack saudi arabia. in this country, if you and i re talking about the mafia, we'd call it protectionmoney. that is one area. the people who investigated 9/11, and earlier at the cia, concluded that the saudis had been paying protection money for a long time. the second area that i think is especially interesting, and that both the joint inqui for congress and the 9/11...